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The Snowball by Alice Schroeder

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Oct 12, 11

bookshelves: non-fiction, biography
Read in March, 2009

The Snowball expectantly delivers a genuinely intriguing insight into the unpretentious and mysterious man, Warren Buffett. The demeanor of Warren Buffett is very genuine, yet sometimes his eccentric conduct can be attributed to his precocious ability interpreting business and finance.
Throughout the book, Warren displayed a great amount of integrity despite the inducements and enticing ominous nature of finance. The story of Buffett’s personal tribulations and successes were much more emotional and heartfelt than his business life in finance. However, of all of Buffett's subsequent subsidiary companies, the investment into Coca-Cola was the riskiest because of its volatility because it was more zealous attachment rather than fundamental business decision. The theory of the cigar butt was truly fascinating.
Most people know his success, so it becomes a little redundant in knowing every single exact detail. Overall, it is an excellent book that greatly details probably the greatest financial investor of all time.

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